"It's incredible, I think, you know, a) to be able to meet her through his lens, not just with his honor and respect for her as the monarch, but the love that he has for her as his grandmother," Meghan said. "All of those layers have been so important for me so that when I met her I had such a deep understanding and of course incredible respect for being able to have that time with her."

Earlier this month, the Sunday Timeshad reported that Meghan, who is the first mixed-race American divorcée to marry into the royal family, will join Harry's loved ones a from Christmas Eve until Boxing Day. Kensington Palace has not confirmed this.

"Now they are engaged it was unthinkable that they would be apart for Christmas," a friend of Harry's told the newspaper. "The royal family have fully welcomed Meghan into the fold."

The Sunday Times also said that in the new year, Harry and Meghan plan on vacationing abroad, including in California, where they will reportedly join her mother Doria Ragland. Kensington Palace has not commented.